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BLOEMFONTEIN<\/strong> – The lifeless body of five-year-old Onkarabetse Leeuw was discovered on Wednesday afternoon near his home in Glen, outside Bloemfontein, bringing a tragic end to a community-wide search that began last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The discovery at approximately 16:17 marks the second devastating loss for the Leeuw family in less than three weeks, following the brutal murder and sexual assault of Onkarabetse’s three-year-old cousin, Katleho Joy Leeuw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onkarabetse vanished on Saturday 8 November around 16:00 after leaving home to collect a cap from a friend. According to his mother, he never returned. His body was found concealed beneath a cardboard box in dense vegetation on the southern periphery of Glen Location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also read: Police appeal for help in finding missing five-year-old boy from Glen<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Onkarabetse Leeuw (5) was found murdered in Glen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Katleho Joy Leeuw (3) was found murdered in Glen.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The tragedy follows the equally horrific fate of young Katleho, who disappeared on Thursday 23 October. Her body was discovered two days later by a passer-by near her home, bearing evidence of sexual assault and murder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Katleho’s uncle Kholisiwe Jonas (30) appeared in the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court on 4 November on charges of murder and rape and was admitted to the Free State Psychiatric Complex for observation for 30 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free State police have registered cases of kidnapping and murder at Glen Police Station in connection with both deaths. A 29-year-old woman, understood to be the children’s aunt, has been arrested and is expected to appear before the Bloemfontein Magistrate’s Court in due course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The double tragedy has sent shockwaves through the Glen community, with residents expressing outrage over the targeting of such young victims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Police investigations into both cases continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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